But how should you do this if u don't have money to invest?

I started in crypto with $8 and now have ~$400k

Here is my mega playbook on how to make the most out of a small portfolio budget 🧵👇

1/➱ Got a small crypto budget but big goals?

⋄ You’re not alone – most people aren’t starting with $50K

⋄ But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it

⋄ You just need the right strategy, mindset, and habits

⋄ This is your playbook for turning a few hundred bucks into something meaningful👇

2/➱ Start here: increase your income

⋄ Crypto is brutal with small capital – every mistake costs more

⋄ Even $500/month extra from freelancing or side hustles makes a difference

⋄ The more fuel you add, the faster your fire grows

⋄ You can’t compound $0

3/➱ Ditch lifestyle FOMO

⋄ If you're spending $15/day on lattes but DCA’ing $10/week, your priorities are backward

⋄ Cut non-essential expenses and reallocate to stacking $ETH, $BTC, or $SOL

⋄ Wealth is built by owning good assets, not by consuming more stuff

4/➱ Stick to blue chips first

⋄ With a small budget, don’t try to 100x from day one

⋄ Build a foundation with assets like $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $BNB

⋄ They’re volatile, but much safer than low-cap gambles

⋄ Once your base grows, you can rotate into higher-risk plays

5/➱ Time in market > timing the market

⋄ No one perfectly buys the bottom

⋄ But if you’re consistently DCA’ing, you’re averaging into good entries over time

⋄ $50/week into ETH adds up faster than you think – especially in bull runs

6/➱ Focus on narratives, not noise

⋄ What’s next after DeFi? AI Agents? RWAs? L2s?

⋄ Don’t chase what already pumped – position early into the next meta

⋄ Study cycles. Most narratives repeat in new packaging.

⋄ You don’t need to be first, just early enough

7/➱ Be active = farm airdrops

⋄ Some of the biggest free gains in crypto are from airdrops

⋄ Use testnets, bridges, L2s, DEXs, and wallets like MetaMask or Phantom

⋄ The effort is minimal, the upside is huge – and often tax-free at claim

8/➱ Avoid over-diversification

⋄ If you have $500, splitting it into 10 coins means you’ll move the needle on none

⋄ Start with 3–5 high-conviction bets, track them closely, and go deep

⋄ Focus beats spray-and-pray every time

9/➱ Ride ecosystems early

⋄ Instead of buying every chain, follow TVL growth

⋄ If HYPE or ZKsync is trending – learn their dApps, stablecoin bridges, native projects

⋄ Being early to a new ecosystem can 10x your bag even without buying tokens 10/➱ Stay away from most paid groups

⋄ 99% of paid alpha groups are just bag holders looking for exit liquidity

⋄ You don’t need to pay $1,000/month to get “alpha”

  1. ⋄ Learn from on-chain data, CT sleuths, or build your own private circle11/➱ Protect your downside⋄ Your goal isn’t to never lose – it’s to avoid blowing up

    ⋄ Always keep some in stables

    ⋄ Use limit orders, avoid leverage unless you're a pro

    ⋄ Losing 50% is easy, doubling up from there is hard

    12/➱ Take profits like a pro

    ⋄ Skim profits into $BTC, stables, or real life

    ⋄ Aim to secure wins, not dream of 100x that never comes

  2. ⋄ If something 3x’d – don’t get greedy, take at least 60% of the profit

  3. ⋄ Realized gains > screenshots of paper profits13/➱ Learn one niche better than 99% of people

    ⋄ Whether it's DePIN, AI coins, or Cosmos yield strategies

    ⋄ Go deep, not wide – become the guy who knows that one corner inside-out

    ⋄ That’s how you find gems early and spot exits before others


    1/➱ Got a small crypto budget but big goals?

⋄ You’re not alone – most people aren’t starting with $50K

⋄ But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it

⋄ You just need the right strategy, mindset, and habits

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